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1
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energy possessed by a body by virtue of it’s position

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potential energy

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2
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potential energy influenced by gravity

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gravitational potential energy

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3
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SI unit of potential energy

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joules(j)

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4
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possessed by elastic bodies when they are deformed

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elastic potential energy

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5
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stored in gas when engine starts

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chemical potential energy

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6
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energy tapped from wall sockets to electric devices

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electric potential energy

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7
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formula for Gpe

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mgh or massgravityheight

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8
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formula for epe

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1/kx^2

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9
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formula for k

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f/x

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10
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formula of f

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f=kx

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11
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produced by vibrating matter

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sound

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12
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space without matter

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vacuum

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13
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has particles that sound can travel through

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medium

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14
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6th century-amplitude of a string instrument

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pythagoras

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15
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50BC-vibrating string strikes air sound is not the movement of the air but rather a vibrating body disturbing it’s surroundings

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aristotle

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16
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we hear and perceive as sound

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vibrations

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17
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roman philosopher discovered sound is a wave

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anicius manlius severinus boethius

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18
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invented the tuning fork

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john shore

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19
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used for tuning instruments

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tuning fork

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20
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english mathematician

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lord rayleigh

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21
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austrian physicist

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ernst mach

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22
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german physicist

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herman von helmholtz

23
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we use to produce sound

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vocal cords

24
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sound travels in a series of______and ______

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compressions and rarefractions

25
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pushed:______,pulled:_____

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compressed,rarefield

26
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sound is a

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longitudinal wave

27
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created after pulling and pushing out of a medium

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longitudinal waves

28
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the waves move-_____to motion of material

29
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higher temperature the higher the

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kinetic energey

30
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speed of sound at air temp 0 degrees

31
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temperature increases the speed of sound increases by

32
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formula for speed of sound

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v=v0 degree+(0.6ms/c)T or v=332m/s +(0.6*T)

33
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formula for speed if wavelenght is given

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v=(lambda)(f)

34
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occurs when sound bounces back

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reflection of sound

35
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reflected sound from surfaces

36
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used to determine ocean depth

37
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sonar stands for

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sound navigation and ranging

38
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speed of waves in a medium is_____the distance between the barrier

39
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operate and maintain sonar system

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sonar technicians

40
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source is detemined by

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v=d/t,d=vt,t=d/v

41
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The time it takes to travel the distance between
the barrier and source is half of the time.

42
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bending of sounds as they travel

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refraction of sound

43
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causes sound to be carried further and heard more during night

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refraction of sound

44
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sound travels faster when_____so curves_____

45
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sound travels faster when_____so curves_____

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hotter,down

46
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bending of sound around barriers through small openings

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diffraction of sound

47
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overlapping of waves from different sources

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inteference of sound

48
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occurs when two waves combine to make 1 big wave with more amplitude

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constructive interference

49
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occurs when 2 waves combine to produce a wave with smaller amplitude

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destructive interference

50
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contains a microphone that picks up ambient noise

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noise cancelling head set

51
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two or more microphones that receive sound from different directions

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noise cancelling microphones

52
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captures valid noise

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primary microphone

53
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captures background noise

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secondary microphone

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